Oil-can



J. P. WALL.

OIL CAN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. 19:9.

1 $67,902. Patented Feb. 8, 1921 OR wrmsssss WENT UNITED STATES PATENTQFFICE.

JAMES R WALL, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

OIL-CAN.

Application filed April 8, 1519.

To all 10 ham it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES P. -WALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburgh, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented anew and usetul improvement in Oil-Cans, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact descript on, reference being had to the accompanyng drawing, forming part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation partially in section of one form ofoil canmade in accordance with my improved method.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the body of the can and the collarbefore the collar is inserted in place, and

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the parts assembled and brazedtogether.

This invenion relates to an improvement in oil cans and the method ofmaking the same.

The object of my intention is to provide an oil can having a reinforcedcollar, which is made in such a manner that I am enabled to provide ahigher collar and also a collar in which the upper edges thereof arerounded which will make a better finished article, form a better sealwith the spout and at the same time provide means whereby the threads onthe spout will more readily enthe threads on the neck or collar.

Another object of my invention is to provide an oil can of thischaracter which can be more cheaply made by my improved method and atthe same time provide a superior structure.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood by referenceto the accompanying drawing which will now be described, it beingpremised, however, that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction and the method of manufac curing the article, withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, the reference character 2 designates thebody of the can, 3 the bottom and 4 the neck, to which is threaded theusual spout 5. The lower portion or the body 2 is provided with aninwardly extending upturned flange 6 to which the outwardly anddownwardly eX- tending flange 7 is brazed. The neck is formed of anupwardly extending flange 8 formed integrally with the body and a collar9. This collar 9 is provided with down- Specification of Letters Yatent.

Serial No. 283,455.

wardly extending inner and outer flanges l0 and 11, the flange 11 beingsomewhat shorter than the flange 10. The two flanges l0 and 11 areconnected to each other by a rounded loop member so that the upper edgeis approximately curved from the upper end or the outer wall to theupper end of the inner wall. This rounded portion forms the seat for theusual gasket on the threaded spout.

In manufacturing the oil can, the body is stamped or shaped in the formshown in Fig. 2, as well as the collar shown in said figure. The collar9 is then forced around the neck of the body so that the lower edge ofthe flange 11 engages the top or the body, the neck flange on the bodybeing located between the flanges l0 and ll. The collar is then brazedin position by flowing brazing material between the inner edge of theflange 10 and the body portion, as indicated at 12 in Fig. 3. After thecollar has been brazed into position the inner portion of the collar isthreaded, as indicated at 13. Ihe bottom is then placed in the lower endof the body and the flange 6 spun or stamped, over into position; andafterward the flange 6 is brazed to the bottom by flowing the brazingmaterial 14 into the joint, as indicated in Fig. 1.

As the collar 9 is formed, as shown in Fig. 2, the bore thereof is ofthe proper size for the reception of the tapping tool without thepreliminary step of reaming, and as the opening from the upper end isflared the tapping tool will readily enter and after it is tapped thethreads on the lower end of the spout will readily engage the threads inthe neck. I

I claim:

1. An oil can having an upwardly extending neck formed with anunthreaded inner surface, and a reinforcing member inserted within saidneck and having at its upper end a downwardly bent flange fitting theneck exteriorly thereof, said member being internally threaded, and athreaded spout engaging the threads of said member, that portion of thereinforcing member within said neck extending below the point where theneck joins the body of the can and providing a groove or recess betweenit and the body of the can, and brazing material in said groove orrecess and positively uniting the reinforcing member to the can,substantially as described.

2. An oil can having' a body portion of sheet metal and formed with anupwardly projecting neck, a reinforcing member also of sheet metalseated within the neck opening and having at its upper end a clownwardlyextending flange fitting the exterior surface of the neck and abutted atits lower end against the body of the can adjacent to the base of theneck, said member having an internal thread and being extended withinthe body of the can sufficiently below the neck to form a surroundingspace or groove for the reception of brazing material, and brazingmaterial seated in said space or groove, substantially as described.

3. An oil can having an upwardly extending neck formed with anunthreaded inner surface, and a reinforcing member inserted Within saidneck and having at its upper end a downwardly bent flange-fitting theneck exteriorly thereof, said member being internally threaded, athreaded spout engaging the threads of said member, that portion of themember within said neck extending below the point where the neclrjoinsthe body of the can and providing a groove or recess between it and'thebody oi the can, and brazing material in said groove or recess andpositively uniting the reinforcing member to the can, the flange fittingthe exterior portion of the neclr being united to the reinforcing memberby means of a rounded bend, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set may hand.

JAMES P. WALL.

